Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 613 Orator

"However, let's talk about it first, what do you want? Do you really want to fight the Americans?"

Major General Sami seemed to be putting on airs.

"If necessary, give a head-on blow." The deputy director of operations over there said, "We hope that the enemy will retreat in spite of difficulties."

"As long as I can counterattack, I will take command. My purpose is the same as yours, which is to let the Americans discover that in a narrow strip, the sneaky style of play is not suitable for them."

Sami seemed to be thinking long-term, and almost said what the other party wanted to say first.

"Ok, any plans?"

"Not yet, but I need Iran's intelligence to arrive within 5 minutes. The location of the ground radar deployment is up to me. Su-35 should not participate in other operations. Keep at least three in the air at any time, and the rest are on standby at the airport."

The deputy minister over there discussed with the others in a low voice for a while again, and it seemed that everyone was nodding. Obviously, they thought that Sami was more suitable for commanding this new type of war than Song Ning, after all, he had a record of shooting down.

"Fine, just do as you say."

In the evening of this day, in the northeast of Sialkot, Yahini was still waiting for the order to attack. As early as a few days ago, he found an abandoned enemy line from among the countless ravines in this mountainous area. The road, which is often used by shepherds, has some steep slopes and narrow and rugged areas, which are very unsuitable for tank marches, but this also makes the enemy give up the defense of this area, but this road can be detoured behind the enemy. In one fell swoop, cut off the railway transportation between Sialkot and Jammu.

The Jammu to Sialkot railway line is short and fully under Aster 30 protection.The Chinese Air Force rarely goes beyond Sialkot to attack the railway line.

The Indian army in the city went crazy, dispatching uninterruptedly to the southern battlefield, and a large amount of ammunition arrived from Jammu, and it seemed that they were going to fight to the death. In a hurry.I am afraid he also wants to understand one thing at this moment, if the Chinese really surround his tens of 10 people on the plateau, they will starve to death without beating them at all.

Yahini hid in the ravine, and every once in a while, when the Chinese drone approached, it would bring some orders, and he could also briefly complete the communication.

Lin Huaisheng's latest order was sent by telegram.The Yahini Department is required to attack the rear of Sialkot after nightfall, cut off the communication line and isolate the city in one fell swoop. At that time, the air support will be extended to carry out air interdiction strikes.

He looked at his watch, it was almost time.He has been wondering how many troops are left in the city of Sialkot. It is reasonable to say that it is almost empty, but the enemy may still have some cards left, such as the unrecognizable tanks he saw.The Chinese army has pounded British Challenger tanks inside India, maybe there will be some western tanks here too?Lin Huaisheng's order was very brief, and there was no part to respond to the enemy's new weapons, which required Yahini to worry about.

In the headquarters of Jammu Meneyam, the generals were applauding around their superiors. Although the fierce battle ahead was in full swing, the lieutenant general had just been officially promoted, and he and Spanga received the rank of general at the same time.

The adjutant brought a wine glass and a few bottles of wine. The general and everyone had a drink in the turbulent headquarters. Of course, the award ceremony cannot be held. Tomorrow, the Army Staff will send a liaison plane to come with new orders and medals. , the main purpose of which is to explain Pasade's intentions.The Chief of Staff of the Army could not persuade Spanga to rescue him, so he could only continue to encourage Meneam to save himself; he hoped that Meneam would persevere, maybe the enemy would not be able to stand it first.

"Commander, congratulations on your promotion." Lieutenant General Olinde, the commander of the 16th Group, immediately complimented him.

"Brother, it's hard to describe what it feels like to be promoted in this difficult time for the country. We will still rely heavily on you in the future war." Meneam said with a wry smile.

"Commander. The CCP army is stalking around Leh again, and they have already put their hands under my nose. My plan cannot be delayed any longer. I must return to Srinagar immediately and launch a counterattack in advance."

"Well, Leh is our fortress that threatens Aksai Chin's flanks. One move will affect the whole body. As long as Leh is still fighting back, the enemy will not dare to send troops from Aksai Chin to the south. I hope that my brother will not underestimate the enemy. "

"In the past, the battles were unfavorable because our army did not have tanks, but this time is different. I will kill them without leaving any armor."

"It's best if you have this kind of ambition. Come on, I'll toast you again and give you a good performance. Tonight, we will launch an attack in Leh and here at the same time. I wish us victory in the two battlefields of the south and the north at the same time. "

After the commander finished speaking, he raised his wine glass and drank it in one gulp, which caused another burst of applause in the command room.

He Fan, who is [-] kilometers away from Jammu, sat in the briefing room with a cup of cold tea in his hand. He knew that an important task would be issued soon.

The Sino-Indian battle line east of Leh has stabilized, and the Indian army has abandoned a large number of areas west of Pangong Tso Lake.At present, the important town of Jogransar in the south of Leh has been partially controlled by the Chinese army, and the troops of the two countries are confronting each other on the east and west sides of the town.He Fan's tanks occupy the commanding heights, overlooking the enemy's airport, half of the gate of Leh has been lost.He Fan felt that it was time to take down this thorn in his side in one go, and after eliminating the threat from the flanks, the troops could sweep towards the Dalark area.

However, recently all the limelight has been taken away by Lin Huaisheng, and Aksai Chin is in a state of being unable to fight due to the bad weather, which really makes He Fan feel agitated.Fortunately, the latest signs show that the Indians seem to be more eager to take the initiative than their superiors. Aerial reconnaissance shows that they have some tanks in Leh, and the latest artillery has also been deployed in the Ladakh area. Gran Sal's attempt.

The briefing room was chaotic, and on the big screen was a picture of the movement of Leh taken by a drone, interspersed with some of the latest statistical information of the Punjab battle. You can see Lin Huaisheng, every hour, there is new progress or annihilation. enemy numbers.And here, it can be said to be lifeless.

Not long ago, He Fan had harassed Leh. That action was valuable, but it was a pity that he didn't take the opportunity to occupy this fortified city; he had already submitted a plan to his superiors. Its main force annihilated and strengthened the city, and then recovered Leh.

The Indians deployed the latest South Korean K1 tank here (the metal shell of the tank can resist electromagnetic pulses), which has a strong sense of offense. He Fan hid his tank in the north of Joe Gransal quite predictably. In the mountains, waiting for the enemy to move from the flat river valley in the south, use a surprise attack to wipe them out, but the superiors are a little hesitant about this plan. Although K[-] has just suffered a defeat in the south, it was against the Type [-] tank As a result, they were not in the same weight class as He Fan's tanks.

"Lin Huaisheng's progress in Punjab is quite rapid. He has outflanked Botengard from the side. In a few days, Meneam can only use C17 to supplement his three 10,000+ people." An officer in the headquarters was not absent. Said enviously, the people here are not as confrontational as He Fan, and they generally don't hide their admiration for Lin Huaisheng.

"That's right, if the Air Force works harder and cuts off the old dog's air transportation line, I don't think we need to fight here. This is the real soldier who wins without fighting," another person agreed.

"That's right, that's right, Boss Lin's move is too extreme, and he's taking the bottom line...it's just..."

He Fan turned his head in dissatisfaction. He couldn't bear others to praise Lin Huaisheng the most. He thought Lin's command in Assam was very ordinary; but if such a point of view was expressed, these ordinary people might misunderstand that they were out of jealousy?When the words came to his lips, he endured it again.

"Comrades, pay attention to the latest enemy situation. The enemy's 9th Army is about to come out," the chief who presided over the briefing came out from behind. "At [-] o'clock tonight, the enemy will launch a counterattack in a certain area in front of us. for Leh."

The chaotic conference room fell silent. It seems that the reckless Olinde had suffered several defeats last time. He didn't eat enough, and he was about to show his eyes again. But what surprised everyone the most was the place and time when the superior even attacked the enemy. all know.

He Fan dismissed the ignorance of others. Unlike ordinary low-level military officers, he knew a lot of things above. The superior asserted with certainty that the main attack direction was Leh, not by guesswork.In this war, the role of intelligence agencies may be disclosed in the future.Of course, he couldn't figure out how the intelligence department got the action plans of these enemies.

"Chief, is there any basis for this judgment? What if the judgment is wrong? The last time Olinde was dispatched from Diem Cuoke." Sure enough, someone asked a serious question, and He Fan sneered and sighed. These guys are so naive up.

"You don't have to worry about this, the key is to execute this counterattack well."

The chief said as he walked to He Fan and put a hand on his shoulder: "The enemy wants to take back Joe Gransall from you. They have [-]-ton tanks, do you have the confidence?"

"The person who transported these things to the plateau is an idiot. They are nothing more than a pile of scrap iron." After He Fan finished speaking, the surroundings were silent, and everyone looked at him.He is used to others seeing him in this way, and he doesn't care what they think at all.

After accepting the mission, he rushed back to the front in a helicopter. Everything was as he had guessed. The information obtained by his superiors was accurate to the scale of the enemy's dispatch, the start time of artillery preparations, the direction of the main attack and feint, the base number of shells, and so on.This battle has not yet been fought, and Olinde has already lost 90%. The only variable is his newly acquired AS[-] and Korean K[-] tanks. These two things give him a great advantage in artillery range and energy protection.

Olinde chose to fight at night, probably to avoid the advantage of the Chinese air force. Of course, this also means that his tanks will lose the cover of infantry, and the infantry cannot be dispatched in the extreme night weather in this area. Soldiers would soon freeze to death outside, and the battle was destined to be a clash of steel.

When he arrived, the tanks of all three companies had already been activated, which was equivalent to the number of a battalion of the enemy. When he was still on the road, he let the tanks start first, and would rather consume more fuel while idling; in this way In some places, tanks need to run at idle speed frequently to ensure the ability to dispatch in a short time, and the enemy thinks that they can make money from a sneak attack that Chinese tanks cannot start.

The big words he said in the headquarters were not without reason. He had already learned from the surrendered Indian soldiers that the newly arrived K[-] tanks were not suitable for high altitude areas, and often stalled during the march, and the engine power dropped seriously.Even the [-]th Army had to send a repair company to follow these tanks.He Fan, it is estimated that if the enemy is stupid enough to act at night, the mechanical failure will become more serious.

Of course, the armor will not become brittle due to the coldness of the plateau, so it is better to think of a strategy and deal with these bulky things.

Back on his No. [-] tank, it was already [-] o'clock in the evening, and it was time for the Indians' routine propaganda war. I don't know if they would stop shouting because of the imminent sneak attack.

The loudspeakers erected by the Indians on the western highlands of Jogranthal began to broadcast nightly on time.As a routine, a song sung by a Taiwanese female singer was played first. They always picked some soft songs that easily aroused homesickness, thinking that they could disintegrate the fighting spirit of the Chinese army.However, when Indians play songs, the cold guns on the Chinese side will generally stop.

After the song was played, a man who spoke bad Chinese began to broadcast news about the battlefield.The snipers on the mountain could have used anti-material guns to destroy the Indian's hypothetical loudspeaker, but the soldiers liked to hear the Indian's brazen lies, so they kept it.

The propagandist on the opposite side claimed to be Lujana, and his Chinese had a Cantonese accent. According to himself, he once stayed in Hong Kong. After the Chinese army occupied Hong Kong, he left that beautiful place sadly.In short, his nonsense is always full of joy.

He Fan got out of the turret and put his head out into the bitter cold wind to listen, not to hear the Indians making noise, but because he was afraid that the enemy would take advantage of such high-decibel noise as a cover and start an early operation.

Like everyone who has been in a tank for many years and has suffered from the noisy machinery noise and gunfire, his hearing is somewhat damaged, but he is not familiar with the distant sound of diesel engine strokes, or the unique movement of tracks rolling over sand and gravel. But more sensitive than ordinary people.

The first piece of news is about the heroic Indian army smashing the attack of [-] divisions of the Chinese army in Punjab.Lujana said that a total of [-] Chinese tanks were destroyed by the Indian army led by General Spanga.At present, the Indian army has entered the counterattack stage, and the Chinese and Pakistani coalition forces are collapsing thousands of miles away and fleeing towards the border.The Indian army will regain lost ground in the near future.

He Fan inevitably wanted to laugh. He was forced to listen to the radio broadcast from Leh every day. He knew that the Indian army was fighting back and winning every day. Close to New Delhi.

The second piece of news today is that the U.S. military sank a Chinese nuclear submarine in the South China Sea, and the U.S. fleet subsequently launched cruise missiles at CS City, an important base of the Chinese Navy.

He Fan didn't have time to find fault with this fool, because during the interval of his speech, the cold wind blowing from the mountain pass clearly brought different voices.It was a calm and orderly sound of mechanical collision.

(End of this chapter)